PBF Delaware City refinery reports flaring -filing

March 03, 2013|Reuters

HOUSTON, March 3 (Reuters) - PBF Energy's 182,200barrel per day (bpd) Delaware City, Delaware, refinery reportedflaring on Saturday, according to a notice filed with Delawarepollution regulators. The flaring lasted about 15 minutes and released sulfurdioxide into the air. A refinery uses its safety flare to burn off hydrocarbonsthat cannot be processed normally due to a malfunction orplanned maintenance.